'How can I feel for others when I myself am beaten?' The impact of the armed conflict on women in Israel

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 593-606

  Sachs, Dalia ^a   Sa'ar, Amalia ^a   Aharoni, Sarai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Feminist security theory; Israel; Militarism; Women's stress and wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548855074     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9222-4     Document Type: Article

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